Sunday August 1st 2pm |
£3 / £4 |
| Joe Stead on Pete Seeger | |
| Joe Stead discusses the life and times of Pete Seeger - US folk pioneer, socialist and the man who unplugged Bob Dylan's electric guitar at Newport in 1965. The talk will be illustrated with the songs of Pete Seeger. | 
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Tuesday August 3rd 7 - 9pm |
£8 / £10 |
| Singing Workshop with Becky Unthank | |
| Becky shares singing duties with her sister Rachel in The Unthanks. Sign up early for a chance to learn singing techniques from a lass who's voice has been celebrated world wide since their second album The Bairns was shortlisted for a Mercury prize a couple of years ago. |
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Wednesday August 4th 2 - 4pm |
£8 / £10, Under 16's Half Price |
| Family Singing Workshop with Becky Unthank | |
| Bring the kids for a singing workshop from Becky aimed particularly at the young 'uns ... but they need to bring their own responsible adult. |
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Thursday August 5th 9pm |
£4 |
| Quiz and Curry | |
| Once again that nice Dave Boardman bloke sets the questions, you tackle the answers and enjoy your curries. Generally the evening passes without pain and the food is excellent. | 
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Friday August 6th 9.30pm |
£5 / £7.50 |
| Chapter 4 presents Bass Culture | |
| It's been a busy summer so far for the C4 crew. With Beatherder and the Wickerman Festival vibes still flowing strong they return to their home turf to bring their formidable mix of all things reggae. From Jamaican Ska and rocksteady classics to weird and wired digital dub, there is something for every music lover. Always a positive friendly vibe. |  |
Saturday August 7th 9pm |
£4 / £5 |
| The Stations + Cool Piano Roll | |
| "The Stations buoyant rock is full of differing attitudes from straight up grunged up mantras, to the sliced up chop of a guitar that sounds like speeded ska going through a distortion pedal. Charged atmospheric rock and roll, performed within 2008's best possible terms."Manchester Music. |
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Tuesday August 10 & Wednesday August 11th 1 - 5pm |
Free |
| World on Your Doorstep Art Workshops | |
| The World On Your Doorstep festival returns. The two day festival in Calder Holmes Park will be back in July 2011. Until then, you will have lots of fundraising and taster events of music, workshops and dance to tantalise those festival tastebuds. Beginning with these workshops for children and their parents to get out their paintbrushes and glitter and get some art work started for leaflets, posters and banners. Contact worldonyourdoorstep@hotmail.co.uk for more info. |
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Thursday August 12th 9pm |
£7 / £9 |
| Steve Tilston's Trades Roots with Jackie Leven | |
| The concept of the 'interesting character' who writes songs about life as he sees it is just too tame a way to describe Steve's guest this month. Living in many parts of Europe, include four months under the South Bank Centre, making a living by busking, playing in bands like Doll by Doll and setting up Core, a charity which takes a holistic approach to dealing with addiction and writing songs featuring disturbed imagery, this is more than a character. |
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Friday August 13th 9pm |
£6 / £8 |
| Viva Morrissey - A Smiths Theme Night | |
| A sincere homage to Morrissey and his music. Formed in the summer of 2007, and based in the Holy City of Manchester, Morrissey's birthplace, and home of his former band, The Smiths, Viva Morrissey are highly regarded for the authenticity and accuracy that they bring to their presentation. There are many tributes to The Smiths, but this is the world's only tribute to the present-day Morrissey. The live set includes many Smiths classics, alongside Morrissey's best known solo material and fan favourites. |
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Saturday August 14th 9pm |
Free |
| The Movement | |
| A blend of Rare Groove, Funk, Soul and Hip Hop from DJ's Tall Chris and Jurg. |
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Thursday August 19th 8.30pm |
£3 / £4 |
| Laughing Calves Comedy Night | |
| Laughing Calves is a showcase for new female comedians. It is an offshoot of Laughing Cows Comedy, which has been promoting women in comedy for many years, shows have run in Manchester, London, Leicester, Birmingham, Berlin, Leicester, Bradford, Edinburgh, Leicester and Leicester! "The comedy scene is so doused in testosterone that it's almost capable of growing a goatee beard and sideburns. Female comedians have been fighting to exhibit their talents and prove their quality over the years, and we're here to help redress the balance." Marissa Burgess - Manchester Evening News. |
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Friday August 20th 9.30pm |
£5 / £7 |
| Nothing to Declare | |
| Nothing to Declare's first birthday bash. This is fast becoming one of our liveliest club nights with regular DJs Nash, MJ, Mike V Caine, Munch, Joel Booth & Zac Greenwood. Over 18's Only. |
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Saturday August 21st 9pm |
£5 |
| Gaza Benefit Gig with Tetchi +Special Guests | |
| Live electronica with uplifting, quirky psychedelia. They pride themselves on their live credentials, being more than four geeks behind some laptops, with live bass and drums, keyboards, squidges and laptop madness, and a sweet vocalist. All proceeds going to Medical Supplies for Gaza. |
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| £7 Members and Concessions, £10 Others | |
 at the Trades presentsThe Dagda Quartet, hosted by Dave Nelson (Piano) |
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| The Dagda Quartet is part of a unique collaborative touring project designed to bring young musicians from England and Ireland together to explore their original compositions. Tom Harrison: saxophones (Mornington Lockett, Robert Mitchell), Alex Munk: guitar (Kenny Wheeler, Gerard Presencer, Julian Siegel, Oren Marshall, Mike Gibbs, Pete Saberton, Kit Downes, James Maddren and Kathy Dyson), Mike Clowes: drums and Tom West: bass (Stan Sulzmann and John Taylor). The group explores all of the different cultural backgrounds of the members in the band through its music - jazz with folk and world influences. |
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| £8 / £10 | |
| As if forming Soft Machine and Gong was not enough for hippy credentials, Daevid Allen's life is one long journey through beatnik, hippy, cult to legendary status totally avoiding the concept of commercialism and mainstream music. One of the most influential characters of the last half century on all things alternative returns to the Trades Club, and we're glad he's back. |
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| £6 Adults, £4 Children Over 9 | |
| Trades Club All Day Salsa Event | |
| Classes with tutor Mario for beginners, improvers and advanced in Merengue (10am-11pm) and Salsa (11.15am-12.15pm). For adults and children over 9. Contact Mario: cmario1968@yahoo.com / 07923 523208 for more information.
Lunch break from 12.30-2pm with food from the Trades Club Kitchen. |
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Saturday August 28th 2-5.15pm |
£6 |
| Trades Club All Day Salsa Event Adult Improvers and Advanced Classes in Rueda Salsa and Cha Cha Cha |
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| Classes with tutor Mario for adult improvers and advanced in Rueda Salsa (2-3pm) and Cha Cha Cha (3.15-4.15pm). Followed by social Salsa dancing (4.15-5pm). | |
| Live Show £8 / £10 | |
| Trades Club All Day Salsa Event - Cocktails, Dancing and a Live Show by Mojito | |
| Evening session includes Cocktails and Social Dancing from 7pm, Warm Up Class with Mario at 7.45 and Live Show by Mojito at 8.30pm. Now firmly established on the UK salsa scene, Mojito Salsa Band has been playing together for five years. This band likes to mix it up and they're not afraid to experiment and push the boundaries - you will hear salsa with reggae, funk and hip-hop. In the same way as these styles influence the contemporary sounds of Cuba they also naturally feed into the sound of Mojito. Versatile and always grooving, their vibrant style and energy are guaranteed to provide an electric atmosphere wherever they go. |
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| £3. Sunday Lunch £5 | |
| HXtra7 | |
| Lots of people have asked and so we've made it happen! We're bringing back the much-loved, greatly-missed Sunday Lunchtme Jazz events at the Trades Club. The first one features a fabulous five-piece fronted by flute/sax player Atholl Ransome alongside the undisputed king of jazz guitar-Gary Boyle. The line up is completed by Bruce Reid on double bass and drummer Jonathan Hartley with vocalist Brian Acton appearing on several numbers. The Sunday lunchtime gigs will differ from the established Thursday nights as they will be more a showcase for regional and up-and–coming musicians (as opposed to nationally and internationally acclaimed artists). HX7 is open to programming suggestions for both enterprises: ideas for the lunchtime sessions should be sent to Bruce Reid via brucereid@hotmail.co.uk. There will be a pleasant, relaxed and informal feel and Sunday lunches will be available for £5 throughout the afternoon. |
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Sunday August 29th 8pm |
£5 |
| The World On Your Doortstep Bank Holiday Fundraiser |
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7pm Toka Swell |
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Monday August 30th All Day from 1pm |
£5 |
| The World On Your Doortstep Bank Holiday Chill Out |
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| All afternoon - Live music in the Trades Club and on Holme Street. 1-3pm Children's Disco with DJ Nikki 4pm Scott Olgard 5pm Alice Jane 6pm Rubayat / Az Kabile Belly Dancers 7pm Electric Gypsys 8pm Alex Quinn & the Man in the Street 10pm-12 midnight Alien Chaos DJ Set |
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Note: Quoted prices are subject to a discount of upto 33% on production of a current membership card. To find out how to become a member of the Trades Club, Click here. |
